Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel)
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (screenplay)
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22 September 1958 (USA) more
Sometime in the early years of the century, a boy, Apu, is born to a poor Brahmin family in a village in Bengal... more | full synopsis
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination more
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simply wonderful more (54 total)
| Kanu Bannerjee | ... | Harihar Ray | |
| Karuna Bannerjee | ... | Sarbojaya Ray | |
| Subir Bannerjee | ... | Apu | |
| Uma Das Gupta | ... | Durga | |
| Chunibala Devi | ... | Indir Thakrun | |
| Runki Banerjee | ... | Little Durga | |
| Reba Devi | ... | Seja Thakrun | |
| Aparna Devi | ... | Nilmoni's wife | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Haren Banerjee | ... | Chinibas, Sweet-seller | |
| Tulsi Chakraborty | ... | Prasanna, school teacher | |
| Nibhanani Devi | ... | Dasi Thakurun | |
| Rama Gangopadhaya | ... | Ranu Mookerjee | |
| Roma Ganguli | ... | Roma | |
| Binoy Mukherjee | ... | Baidyanath Majumdar | |
| Harimohan Nag | ... | Doctor | |
| Kshirod Roy | ... | Priest | |
Directed by | |||
| Satyajit Ray | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | novel | |
| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | screenplay | |
| Satyajit Ray | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ravi Shankar | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Subrata Mitra | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dulal Dutta | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bansi Chandragupta | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Bansi Chandragupta | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Bhupen Ghosh | .... | sound | |
Song of the Little Road (International: English title)
Song of the Road
The Lament of the Path
The Saga of the Road
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India:122 min (within Bengal) | Argentina:119 min
Netherlands:AL | Netherlands:AL (re-release) (2008) | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)
Halfway through filming, Ray ran out of funds. The Government of West Bengal loaned him the rest, allowing him to complete the film. This loan is listed in public records at the time as "roads improvement", a nod to the film's translated title. more
Harihar Ray: Whatever God does is for the best. more
It's A Long Way to Tipperary more
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...it is one of those greatest works of art..so lyrical yet so composed. there is one phrase that Ray has used extensively in his writings; something that his professor use to say when he was studying painting in Shantiniketan: "look at Fujiyama, Fire within and Calm without. There is the symbol of true oriental artist..." i think it best describes Ray's work where he suggests in his cinema enormous reserves of power and feelings which never spill into emotional displays.
the strength and variety of the cinematic craftsmanship in this film can be explored endlessly, but what strikes me the most, is the way his work has confirmed, sustained and nurtured the existence of an art form, western in origin, transplanted and taking root in Indian soil. in a way pather panchali is so 'rooted'. it is so earthy and 'regional' at core and may be thats why its 'international', may be thats why, despite being the product of its time and place it is universal in its appeal. the moods and moments that he creates are simply 'matchless'. so simple, and yet so profound. the Indir Thakuran sequences of the film remain for me the highest, noblest and rare expression of art in Indian films so far (except films by Ghatak and Mrinal Sen) The film induces a kind of contemplation and a sense of wonder, about the truth, individual and privet. almost without you being aware of it it opens windows to the truth that lies within and beyond the boundaries of cinema itself.